When it comes to feeding infants, we seemingly all agree that “breast is best.” In 2015, CDC reported that 83 percent of U.S. babies start out that way. But we didn’t always think this way.

In this episode, Jennifer and Rachael dive into the pressure on new moms to not only breastfeed, but to breast pump as well and how it has impacted the workforce and public policy.

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Lactivism: How Feminists and Fundamentalists, Hippies and Yuppies, and Physicians and Politicians Made Breastfeeding Big Business and Bad Policy — Courtney Jung 

Where does the United States stand on breastfeeding? — Laura Santhanam, PBS Newshour 

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